Couple dead in apparent murder-suicide in Montgomery County

It happened at a home on Thousand Trails near Old Montgomery Wednesday night. The bodies were found shortly after one of the now-deceased placed a call to his son.

April 17, 2014 4:29:48 AM PDT

HOUSTON --

Deputies are looking into an apparent murder-suicide in Montgomery County.

It happened last night at a home on Thousand Trails near Old Montgomery. Police say a 69-year-old man called his son to confess to shooting his 65-year-old wife with a shotgun. He then told his son he was going to kill himself.

Deputies rushed to the home and found both the man and woman dead inside.